dreave (third-person singular simple present dreaves, present participle dreaving, simple past and past participle dreft or dreaved)
(transitive, Britain dialectal) To drive; drive out; drive away; expel.
dreave (plural dreaves)
(Britain dialectal) A drove.
(Britain dialectal) A crowd or throng of people.
(Britain dialectal, Scotland) The yearly herring fishing.
(Britain dialectal, Scotland) A shoal of fish; a catch.